DENVER (KDVR) — Aurora police pulled over a driver using fake temporary tags and found drugs and a stolen weapon in the vehicle during the traffic stop, the Aurora Police Department said in a post on X on Tuesday morning.
Officers were patrolling around the area near Mississippi Avenue and South Blackhawk Street when they saw a vehicle that was driving with fake temporary tags.
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A traffic stop was conducted, during which the officers discovered that the driver had two warrants for their arrest for failure to appear, as well as driving with a revoked driver’s license.
The driver was arrested, and during a search of the vehicle, police located:
- 84.6 gross grams of methamphetamine
- 41.5 gross grams of fentanyl
- A stolen firearm
“This is why proactive patrol matters. Our officers are paying attention, spotting the details and taking action. Sometimes, what starts with a fake temp tag leads to something much bigger and potentially dangerous drugs and weapons never make it into our community,” said the department in the post…